Parliamentary questions

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

469. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body that will be monitoring the footage from CCTV cameras installed at horse racing courses to prevent doping; if the footage will be reviewed daily or just when an incident occurs; how long will footage be stored for; how it will be stored; by whom the footage will be stored; and if he will request a statement from the IHRB Chief Executive Officer in relation to this. [21047/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

306. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if proposed statutory instruments legislating that euthanasia of a greyhound must only be carried out by a vet have been adopted (details supplied); if he has concerns that Greyhound Racing Ireland's Code of Practice states that non-vets can kill greyhounds for reasons including "the greyhound has behavioural and temperament issues that deemed the greyhound as being unsuitable for rehoming”. [20261/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

307. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of active and inactive greyhounds killed by vets and non-vets in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [20262/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

308. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds exported, rehomed, retained as pets and that died in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, as recorded on Greyhound Racing Ireland's RCÉTS traceability system. [20263/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

309. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 29 March 2023, if the numbers of thoroughbred horse deaths in 2022 (1,874) and to date in 2023 (375) include horses killed in slaughterhouses; and if he will specify the reason for each killing. [20264/23]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

138. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses that died as a result of injuries incurred at racetracks in Ireland from 2010, broken down on an annual basis; and the number of horses that died at each race course, in tabular form. [19722/23]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Paul Murphy

144. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline how the agricultural sector will reach the emissions targets for 2025 and 2030 given the continuing rise in Ireland's emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19885/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Murphy

145. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will radically revise Coillte's remit towards having the primary objective of promoting biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19886/23]

Agriculture Industry

Paul Murphy

1121. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the difference in testing figures published by IHRB and the figures published by the State, if he will explain this contrast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17365/23]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

220. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if cats, including feral cats, are protected in Ireland; if he is aware that members of gun clubs are allegedly shooting cats; and the action he will take to stop this killing of cats. [15618/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

221. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 760 of 31 January 2023, the total number of horse deaths associated with racing in 2022 and to date in 2023, to include not only horses killed at racecourses but also horses used in racing and later killed elsewhere, with a breakdown of the reasons for the killings. [15619/23]

Live Exports

Paul Murphy

222. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 862 of 28 September 2021, if live pigs have been exported from Ireland to China; and if, given the related animal cruelty concerns, he will scrap the plan to export pigs to China. [15620/23]

Animal Slaughtering

Paul Murphy

223. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pigs slaughtered in Ireland in 2022; the methods of slaughter used; the number that were slaughtered by gassing; and if will consider banning the latter given the distress and suffering it causes to pigs in the final minutes of their lives. [15621/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

224. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will investigate an incident at Curraheen Park track on 18 March 2023 (details supplied), involving a malfunction of the traps; if any greyhounds suffered injuries in the incident; and if the greyhounds were removed from the traps and checked for injuries before the restart of the race. [15622/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

225. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been taken by Greyhound Racing Ireland to permanently close Youghal track (details supplied); and if he is aware that the average per-race attendance last year by paying members of the public was just 16, and that the track was the worst in the country in 2022 for the total number of greyhounds killed at race meetings. [15623/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

683. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 761 of 31 January 2023, if he will provide a breakdown of the point-to-point figures into name of hunt/year/and amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10826/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

685. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific reasons crossover breeds would pose a difficulty, or in any way act as an impediment to, Rásaíocht Con Éireann setting up its own dedicated stud book for racing greyhounds, as committed to in its Strategic Plan 2018-2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10828/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

321. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the taking out of a joint train licence by an individual (details supplied) is in compliance with Horse Racing Ireland rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10753/23]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

694. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a detailed breakdown in tabular form of the total number of cases brought for prosecutions relating to equine welfare by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9699/23]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

695. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases that are pending relating to equine welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9700/23]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

696. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he finds it appropriate that an individual reportedly involved in equine cruelty (details supplied) remains free to work in racing and breeding and to attend race meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9701/23]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

697. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline in detail the roles played by an organisation (details supplied) and his Department in relation to an alleged case of equine cruelty; the reason no proper excavation of the site in question was carried out at the time to see the carcasses that were buried; the reason the horses involved were not immediately seized when evidence arose of non-compliance with welfare regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9702/23]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

756. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if dogs remain on a puppy farm (details supplied) in north Cork; and if so, if he will inform Cork County Council to immediately act by obtaining a court order to seize these dogs and to ensure they are immediately removed from the horrific conditions. [3999/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

757. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured, destroyed and killed at races, trials and sales auctions in 2022; the names of the greyhounds; the nature of each injury, destruction and fatality; the results of any post mortem and the associated dates and track locations. [4006/23]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

758. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reveal the results of post-mortems carried out by DAFM's Regional Veterinary Laboratory on the remains of seven dogs recovered from a bog in Newbridge in August 2022, including the breed of the dogs, the nature of injuries; and the cause and approximate date of deaths. [4007/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

759. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of thoroughbred foals born in 2022; the number registered to race on the track; the number of horses exiting racing over the same period; and the number of same that were sent to slaughter. [4008/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

760. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses injured and killed in horse racing, horse training, point-to-point racing and show jumping in 2022, by racecourse in tabular form; and the names of the horses and the nature of their injuries. [4009/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

761. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out by Horse Racing Ireland to hunts in the past ten years in point-to-point racing grants and any other funding and if he will stop this, given that the money is propping up hunt clubs which are involved in bloodsports which the majority of people want banned. [4010/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

764. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request an update from Horse Racing Ireland regarding horse deaths at a racecourse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4077/23]

Animal Breeding

Paul Murphy

657. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of a dog breeder (details supplied) in Cork who was shut down due to the horrific conditions the animals were subjected to; his Department’s plans to ensure this does not happen going forward; if he will commit to the closure of all puppy farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2997/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Paul Murphy

665. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct Coillte to provide information in relation to the Coillte-approved and licensed shoots that occurred in a location (details supplied) on 27 December 2022 and 8 January 2023; the reason that Coillte is choosing to prevent the public from accessing two public parks in order to facilitate members from a gun club; if his attention has been drawn to reports that members of the gun club were firing shots while members of the public were still in the wood on 8 January 2023; the actions that were taken to address this with the members of the gun club to ensure that it does not occur again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3195/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Murphy

399. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether Coillte's plans for partnering with a company (details supplied) are in line with the plans committed to in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2441/23]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

1765. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a reported breach of the Animal Health and Welfare Regulations 2019 (details supplied); and if he will ensure that an investigation is carried out in relation to same. [63394/22]

Pigmeat Sector

Paul Murphy

1771. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to intensive pig and poultry farms given the detrimental impact that intensive farming can have on animal welfare and that Ireland’s ammonia emissions have not met EU limits for seven out of the past nine years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63594/22]

Domestic Pets

Paul Murphy

1772. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of reports of breaches of the sale and supply of pets regulations that his Department has received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63598/22]

Live Exports

Paul Murphy

1821. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calves that have been exported to Northern Ireland from the Republic on an annual basis over the past 20 years. [1069/23]

Live Exports

Paul Murphy

1822. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calves that have been imported from Northern Ireland to the Republic on an annual basis over the past 20 years; and if those calves originate from Northern Ireland or in England, Scotland or Wales. [1070/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

1836. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned at the high number of deaths of horses at Punchestown racetrack (details supplied) and the level of horse deaths across Irish racetracks; the measures that he intends taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1289/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

1849. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views in relation to the decline in attendance at horse racing meetings during the recent festive period (details supplied); the reason for this decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1615/23]

Company Law

Paul Murphy

673. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an organisation (details supplied) has an exception that would allow it to breach company law, given that it is a legal requirement of any company limited by guarantee, which said organisation is, to maintain a full register of members and there is currently no register of members for the organisation; and if the organisation has an exemption. [61903/22]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

680. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct IHRB to publish the integrity racing statistics for 2021, making them available to the public (details supplied). [62169/22]

Hare Coursing

Paul Murphy

144. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support the Bill in the name of this Deputy on hare coursing; and if he will support a ban on hare coursing. [61372/22]

Food Promotion

Paul Murphy

145. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a ban on the advertisement of meat, as in the city of Haarlem, due to its negative impact on the environment; and if he will make a public statement on the matter and take action to implement the measure. [61371/22]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

174. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of all horse deaths on Irish racecourses from 2008 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and his views on whether Horse Racing Ireland can claim commercial sensitivity in regard to this information. [61369/22]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

193. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will question the IHRB in relation to the undisclosed compensation (details supplied); the amount that was paid; by whom the payment was made; and the person or body that received compensation in relation to the Rosscarbery case. [59646/22]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

765. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the financial contribution made by an organisation (details supplied) to the redevelopment of a racecourse, given that the organisation has received a share of the new development and the use of public funds for the project; if the site was the only contribution made by the organisation; the value that was put on the site; the person who valued the site; if he will provide a list, if more than one valuation was carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58787/22]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

770. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request HSI to outline the rationale for the severance pay and costs within Horse Sport Ireland (details supplied). [58826/22]

Departmental Correspondence

Paul Murphy

226. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the information and concerns in documentation (details supplied); and if he will ensure that an independent investigation is launched into the concerns raised. [58275/22]

Departmental Correspondence

Paul Murphy

227. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding irregularities in registered charities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58311/22]

Animal Slaughtering

Paul Murphy

317. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland imports any live horses for slaughter in Ireland. [57082/22]